Telefon

Telefon Messages API

Send and receive SMS and MMS messages

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Operations 4

GET /messages List Messages #

POST /messages Send Message #

GET /messages/{message_id} Get Message #

DELETE /messages/{message_id} Delete Message #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Telefon Number Management Available Numbers Messages API
  description: Search, purchase, configure, and manage phone numbers across 70+ countries. Supports local, national, mobile, toll-free, and short code numbers.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Telefon Support
    url: https://www.telefon.com/support
  termsOfService: https://www.telefon.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.telefon.com/v1/numbers
  description: Telefon Number Management API
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Messages
  description: Send and receive SMS and MMS messages
paths:
  /messages:
    get:
      operationId: listMessages
      summary: List Messages
      description: List sent and received messages with filtering options.
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - name: direction
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - inbound
          - outbound
        description: Filter by direction
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - queued
          - sending
          - sent
          - delivered
          - undelivered
          - failed
          - received
        description: Filter by status
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Page number
      - name: page_size
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 100
        description: Results per page
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of messages
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  messages:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
                  total:
                    type: integer
    post:
      operationId: sendMessage
      summary: Send Message
      description: Send an SMS or MMS message.
      tags:
      - Messages
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - to
              - from
              properties:
                to:
                  type: string
                  description: Recipient phone number in E.164 format
                from:
                  type: string
                  description: Sender phone number (must be owned)
                body:
                  type: string
                  description: Message text
                media_url:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
                  description: Media URLs for MMS
                status_callback:
                  type: string
                  description: URL for delivery status webhooks
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Message sent
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
  /messages/{message_id}:
    get:
      operationId: getMessage
      summary: Get Message
      description: Get details for a specific message.
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - name: message_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Unique message identifier
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Message details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
        '404':
          description: Message not found
    delete:
      operationId: deleteMessage
      summary: Delete Message
      description: Delete a message record.
      tags:
      - Messages
      parameters:
      - name: message_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Unique message identifier
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Message deleted
components:
  schemas:
    Message:
      type: object
      required:
      - id
      - status
      - direction
      - from
      - to
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique message identifier
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - queued
          - sending
          - sent
          - delivered
          - undelivered
          - failed
          - received
          description: Delivery status
        direction:
          type: string
          enum:
          - inbound
          - outbound
          description: Message direction
        from:
          type: string
          description: Sender phone number
        to:
          type: string
          description: Recipient phone number
        body:
          type: string
          description: Message text content
        num_segments:
          type: integer
          description: Number of SMS segments
        num_media:
          type: integer
          description: Number of media attachments
        price:
          type: string
          description: Message cost
        price_unit:
          type: string
          description: Currency code
        date_created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Creation timestamp
        date_sent:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the message was sent
        error_code:
          type: integer
          description: Error code if failed
        error_message:
          type: string
          description: Error description if failed
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key